87(R) SB 1383 - Introduced version - Bill Text

	87R2373 JTS-D
	By:  Creighton	S.B.  No.  1383

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of certain counties to authorize the
	operation of a golf cart or off-highway vehicle on certain roads.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION  1.    Section 551.404(c), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)    Subsection (b) applies only to a county that:
	(1)    borders or contains a portion of the Red River; or
	(2)    [borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe
	River and contains a part of a barrier island that] borders the Gulf
	of Mexico and has a population of less than 360,000[; or
	[(3)    is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision
	(2) and:
	[(A)    has a population of less than 37,000; and
	[(B)    contains a part of a barrier island or
	peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico].
	SECTION  2.    Section 551A.053(c), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)    Subsection (b) applies only to a county that:
	(1)    borders or contains a portion of the Red River; or
	(2)    [borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe
	River and contains a part of a barrier island that] borders the Gulf
	of Mexico and has a population of less than 360,000[; or
	[(3)    is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision
	(2) and:
	[(A)    has a population of less than 37,000; and
	[(B)    contains a part of a barrier island or
	peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico].
	SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.    If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.